Show GREEKS ASPIRE TO BE AMERICAN CITIZENS SAYS N P N P head of the Greek community in Salt Lake called at the Herald office yesterday to express his gratitude for the tho editorial published on Monday morning under the caption Foreign Colonies Mr took occasion to say a few words in behalf of the several thousands of his country countrymen men who are inhabitants of Utah The Greeks in Utah and other parts of the United States do not come to this country with the Idea of ot making a few hundred dollars and then moving away said Mr There are forty five Greek families living in Salt Lake City who own their homes There are aro ranches in Utah owned and operated by Greek farmers At the last election in Salt Lake City Greeks were regis registered registered registered as legal voters In the United States there are now Greeks who are American citizens I mention these facts said sail Mr Ir to show that the Greeks do donot donot donot not belong to that class of foreigners who are Inclined to establish undesirable undesirable undesirable able foreign colonies The Greek com corn in Salt raK is incorporated mainly main for the purpose of making waking it Its members better citizens of the United States We not only aim to observe the laws of this country but we wish also alsoto alsoto alsoto to conform to the customs of ot the coun country country country try and become a part of the body poll pon tic In connection with several public subscriptions in Salt Lake during the past year the Greeks have havo given sub substantial substantial substantial proof of ot their public spirit In a population of ot several thousands it Is to be expected there will be found fount some Greeks who are arc offenders against the law I wish to state however and andI I think the authorities will bear me out that in cases where guilty parties are known to the responsible members o othe ot of the Greek community they do what they can to give these men to justice We do object however to a tendency on the part of some newspapers to class as Greeks most of the offenders from the countries of ot southern Europe We take a great deal of pride in the tho traditions of our race and are doing all al that we can to maintain the standard o of our citizenship |